Canon Pixma MP280 Reviews: Printer
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Most helpful reviewsSteven , England Frequent home user
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- too noisy , too clunky, too slow, not sold with connector lead and not warned about it by seller. poor seller , poor product
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Confirmed purchase: 21 Jan 2012
J, Wirral Occasional home user
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- Great value for money and does all the basics very well.
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Confirmed purchase: 21 Jan 2012
Ron, Bude, Cornwall Using scanner
- Good points:
- Ease of use. VFM
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- No printer (USB) cable supplied
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Confirmed purchase: 21 Jan 2012
Gianfranco, Stowmarket Business user
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- The price of ink cartridges
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Confirmed purchase: 20 Jan 2012
John, Neath Frequent home user
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- Cheap,easy to use,scans,prints and copies.
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- For the price,none
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Confirmed purchase: 20 Jan 2012
Grace, Frequent home user
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- Im sure that if my printer had been in proper working order it would have been fine, it was easy to use and set up, reasonabley priced etc
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- Tthe colours are incredibly faded, I have not had time to go to curries for a refund or replacement yet. Print quality appauling, hugely upset and dissappointed, have tried everything I can think of to fix it. Also the user guide was completely useless.
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Confirmed purchase: 08 Feb 2012
This Canon Pixma MP280 is reviewed on PC Advisor
Product Features
| Print technology | Inkjet |
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| Extra functions | Copier |
| Extra functions | Scanner |
| Photo printing | Dedicated |
| Maximum paper size | A4 |
| Memory card slot | No |
| Print colour | Colour |
| Number of colours including black | 4 |
| Borderless printing | Yes |
| Postscript | No |
| Release date | 2010-09-29 |
Also known as: PIXMA MP280, CANON MP280
Printers Buying GuideManufacturer's Description
PIXMA MP280 is a compact, affordable and stylish All-In-One. Achieve photolab-quality prints from your movies using Full HD Movie Print, or take control of web printing with Easy-WebPrint EX.
Features
ISO ESAT Speed 8.4 / 4.8 ipm mono/col
Full HD Movie Print
10×15cm photo in approx. 43 sec.
4800dpi, 2pl quality
Easy-WebPrint EX
ChromaLife100+
Compact & Stylish design
Auto Photo Fix II
Versatile and affordable All-In-One for the everyday user
Compact and convenient
Enjoy photolab-quality printing as well as high quality scanning and copying with the PIXMA MP280. This compact and stylish device is great for the home as well as being perfect for students seeking an easy-to-use, highly affordable All-In-One.
Excellent print quality
Thanks to minute 2pl ink droplets and a maximum print resolution of 4800×1200 dpi, the PIXMA MP280 delivers vivid, detailed photos and the crispest text in next to no time. Document print speeds are a useful 8.4 ipm in mono or 4.8 ipm in colour. A borderless 10×15cm photo-lab quality print is delivered in just 43 seconds*.
Full HD Movie Print
Capture memories by turning your Canon digital camera movie moments into beautiful prints with Canon’s Full HD Movie Print. Simply play your movie using the Full HD Movie Print software, and pause to capture a frame or frames to print. Advanced Canon technologies enhance the image producing photo quality you never thought possible from a movie.
Easy to use
There’s no waiting around to use this device – Quick Start technology means it’s ready-to-go just seconds after switching on. Operation is simple thanks to the customisable Canon Solution Menu EX. And even if you forget to open the paper tray, the printer automatically does so for easy retrieval of your prints and copies.
Efficient scanning
Scan in detail using the 1200dpi scanner. Auto Scan Mode automatically recognises what is being scanned – a photo or a document – before saving it using the most suitable settings. Auto Document Fix is a technology which separately enhances text, graphics and images in scanned documents, making scanned documents clearer, more vivid and more impactful.
Intelligent software
A suite of software provides even more functionality. Easy-WebPrint EX lets you clip & combine information from multiple web pages, so you only print what you need. Auto Photo Fix II is an intuitive feature that enables you to optimise photos and make corrections such as red eye removal so you get a perfect photo print. Easy-PhotoPrint EX allows easy layouts for printing photos, calendars, and now has an integrated Flickr® search function to find appropriate publicly available images.
Long lasting, beautiful photos
The ChromaLife100+ system provides long lasting, beautiful photos. The combination of the PIXMA MP280, original Canon inks and genuine Canon photo papers preserves memories for a lifetime**.
- See Specifications
- See www.canon-europe.com/chromalife100 for further details
- The above SRP is Canon’s Suggested Retail Price including VAT, prices may vary from high street stores.
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Here’s a list of the questions other shoppers have asked owners of the Canon Pixma MP280
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is it compatible with windows 7
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I have Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit and checked the Canon website for compatibility. It is compatible, but you need to download the driver software from the Canon website and NOT from the disk supplied with the printer. Hope this helps, if not, please ask for more info.
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whta ink cartridge does it take and how much is the ink
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Canon fine catridges Black B and color C
I dont know how much they are because they came with the printer
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where is the memory card slot that it says it has on all of the sites-i just recieved this 1 hour ago and ive twisted it and looked everywhere i see no slot - please help??
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I wasn't aware it was memory card compatible and there aren't any slots on mine. I've just checked the Canon website and it says
Compatible Memory Cards : n/a
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Itdoes not have a memory card
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Does it include a flatbed scanner
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You can scan on it
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yes
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will it plug into usb port
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yes
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yes, no probs
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Hi
I have just purchased this product for my father and very dissapointed there is no memory card slots, even though it clearly states on the description this is why i purchased.
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It does not state there is a memory card slot on my leaflet, maybe it is another canon printer with this feature
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Would i be able to connect this printer through a usb cable to a laptop? Would it work on a 11.6 notebook laptop-
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Yes, it is connected to my Toshiba laptop and prints fine. Sorry don't know anything about the notebook laptop, but cannot see why it would not connect, especially if it has a usb port.
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Is this printer wireless?
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no!
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Does it come with the usb cable to connect with the computer/laptop?
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No it doesn't. My existing printer cable would not work (old version) so I needed to buy a new Hi Speed USB Male to B Male cable, although I purchased this from Amazon, gold plated, delivered, for £3.99 at the end of 2010.
Hope this helps.
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are the ink cartridges expensive - what do they cost?
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You can get a pair on the Internet for about £20+ if you shop around. Or a black one alone for £10+, and a coloured one for £12+
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Can you make black & white photocopies?
Have you had any problems with the scanner?-
yes to the first question and no to the 2nd question
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1, dont know, not tried, 2, not so far.
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Can you make black & white photocopies?
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Black and white copies - not sure what you mean. There are two buttons to press [black] or [colour], so yes you can copy something that is colour to black/greyscale only.
I had problems with the scanner because my USB cable was not new enough (it was very old). Changed to newer USB male to male cable (only £3.99) and then scanning was just fine. -
yes, you can make black and white photocopies, just put in another black cartridge. no i have had no problems with the scanner
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When you say it uses ink quickly, how fast do you mean? (average no. sheets printed)
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Hi. Only printed about 7 sheets and ink resevoir showed half full. So I'm looking for reasonable compatible cartridges.
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It may have been that I have been running off a lot recently but about 300 sheets of A4 both sides.
I have just renewed my ink both black and colour
and we take note again but it does seem that
it is not going so quick as last time.
I will make note of it.
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what does the ink cost for this printer
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ive seen them on ebay for about £21 for the 2
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The Ebay price is the best, at around £21 for the two, about £12ish for each
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Two reviewers said thee cartridges needed replacing very quickly after purchase. Do you have this problem?
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No, but I havent used it too much.
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no they lasted quiet a while
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hi i wana now if this ig a good deal so plz reply every one
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Hi, indeed, for the price you pay its actually cheeper than the ink it has, and yet is also a scanner and copier, so sure a very good deal, and decent print photos it does! i have the older model, and now grabbed this new one.
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I bought the printer when it was £28. Not sure if it is still that price. But I would say that it is excellent value for money. -
Excellent deal. V good bit of kit for the money. No bells or whistles, bit slow & noisy but does the job for us with three school age kids. Ideal for homework stuff.
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Does anyone no how much inks are?
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you can get the colour and black inks on amazon around £11.99 to £14.99 each.
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would it be compatible with my Apple Mac?
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I am sorry but I do not know the answer to this , may be you could email cannon direct
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Sorry, MS Windows PC
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Hi will this product work with a samsung nc10 notebook
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As far as I know, I would be surprised if not.
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Sorry can't help. Am still using "gas fired " lap top. But the printer is up to dat so there is no reason why not.
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Sorry, no idea
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At the top of this page, Laura answered a question about drivers. Here's another one on the same subject.
Regarding Home Premium and Windows 7 drivers. Were there any problems or hiccups with either the download or the installation of the drivers?
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No issues at all, and if needed the Canon website has an excellent support resource were any driver is available for all models and OS.
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No none at all,
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Is the paper tray at the back (vertical) or loaded from the front (horizontal)?
I need to put it on a shelf.-
The paper tray is at an angle of approx 45 deg. you would need about 6" behind the machine to accomodate it.
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same answer as Denzil
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Just bought this printer but am disappointed with the quality of the prints from photos. Colour very blurred and picture indistinct. Is there anything I can do about this?
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I HAVE HAD VERY GOOD PRINTS FROM MY PRINTER, SO SUGGEST YOU CHECK THE CARTRIDGES.DO YOU HAVE NEW CARTRDGES ? IF NOT THAT MIGHT BE THE ANSWER AS THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN....GOOD LUCK !
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Does this printer print right to the edge? My current printer leaves a white border on everything i print. i figured out it was my printer. I was hoping this one prints right to the edge of the paper with NO white border.
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unfortunately not
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I haven't tried it but the Manual mentions borderless printing as an option on certain outputs.
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I haven't tried it yet but I will now that you've brought the subject up.
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is it compatable with windows xp and windows 7
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yes
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Yes I have Vista Windows 7.
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Yes
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Anon, UK Occasional home user
Score 10.0/10We are so pleased and have recommended it to others, two other family members have gone and bought one too!
Confirmed purchase: 28 Jan 2012